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CNN 5 Things

Strong Jobs Report, Cheney Funeral Snub, Fluoride Safety and more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We begin with the long-awaited September jobs report. We'll tell you why President Donald Trump wasn't at former Vice President Cheney’s funeral. A big part of the Trump administration's new peace proposal for Ukraine, used to be a nonstarter. A Democrat lawmaker has been indicted for allegedly stealing millions in FEMA funding. Plus, findings from a new study on the cognitive benefits of fluoride may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From CNN, I'm Aaron Matheson with the five things you need to know for Thursday, November

0:07.0

20th.

0:08.3

We start with the latest U.S. jobs report, which was delayed due to the government shutdown, but

0:13.3

showed stronger job growth than expected.

0:16.3

Government data shows that the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September. Economists say that's a huge

0:23.0

rebound after major job losses over the summer. But the unemployment rate rose as well.

0:29.0

CNN's Alicia Wallace explains the delay, what it all means for the economy and possibly for your

0:34.3

pocketbook. Thanks, Aaron. The long-awaited jobs report was a bit of a mixed bag.

0:39.5

Beyond the job gains, Thursday's data also underscored ongoing weakness in the labor market.

0:45.1

Unemployment rose to a fresh nearly four-year high and August's already tepid gains,

0:50.0

well, they were revised down to a 4,000 job loss.

0:59.1

So while there is some optimism for the year ahead that increased certainty around trade policy plus benefits from the new tax law that those could boost hiring, in the meantime,

1:04.9

the low hire, low fire, few opportunities slog, that is the labor market, is expected to continue.

1:11.6

The funeral for former vice president Dick Cheney is taking place today, but some prominent people didn't get an invite.

1:18.6

That's next.

1:20.6

300 sensors. Over a million data points per second. How does F1 update their fans with every stat in real time?

1:31.3

AWS is how.

1:33.3

From fastest laps to strategy calls,

1:36.3

AWS puts fans in the pit.

1:39.3

It's not just racing, it's data-driven innovation at 200 miles per hour.

1:46.6

AWS is how leading businesses power next-level innovation.

1:53.3

Not a Washington, D.C., where former vice president, Dick Cheney's funeral, is underway.

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